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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 止步

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
止步 zhǐ bù - to halt
- to stop
- to go no farther

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 14,764 19,908 17,622

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
止 zhǐ- to stop
- to prohibit
- until
- only
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation

Other Words Containing 止步

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
止步 - 8 14,764 19,908 17,622